IPR labor economist Kirabo Jackson has conducted one of the first studies to credibly link the effects of single-sex education to student achievement. While a select few benefit from attending single-sex schools, he finds little to no difference in achievement for most students in the sample.MORE

Faculty Awards & Honors

Larry Hedges was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Board for Education Sciences. MORE

Dorothy Roberts is one of 10 newly elected fellows of The Hastings Center, a nonpartisan research institute devoted to bioethics. MORE

Dads have less testosterone
A study co-authored by Lee Gettler, Christopher Kuzawa,andThomas McDade conclusively showing that testosterone levels drop in men once they have children was one of Time magazine’s top 2011 new findings in parenting.

Chicago Magazine

HIV/AIDS and the 99 percentCeleste Watkins-Hayes is this month's writer-in-residence for Chicago Magazine's blog "Off the Grid." Her first weekly post discusses economic inequality's affect on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS.

The Washington Post

Why can’t policymakers deal with uncertainty?
A Washington Post blog cites Charles F. Manski’s research, which calls for allowing official government forecasts to express uncertainty and more honestly portray the fragile nature of policy predictions and analysis.

Parents Help Preteens Lie About Age
to Join Facebook A report co-authored by IPR associate and media researcher Eszter Hargittai shows that many parents are complicit in helping their preteen children lie so they can join age-restricted sites like Facebook, with implications for privacy protection. MORE

Ways to Help Low-Income Students’ Access CollegeRecent studies lead by IPR education researcher James Rosenbaum help chart ways for low-income students to access college by identifying the cultural barriers in the application process and implementing postsecondary coaching programs. MORE

Moving Can Improve Health of Low-Income Women
A study, co-authored by IPR developmental psychobiologist Emma Adam, IPR anthropologist Thomas McDade, and their colleagues, shows that the mothers of poor families who move to more affluent neighborhoods can see long-term improvements in their health, notably in reductions of diabetes and extreme obesity. MORE

The 1 Percent and the Common Good
A Northwestern pilot study is believed to be the first representative, systematic effort to survey the opinions, attitudes and behaviors of America's wealthiest 1 percent. Led by IPR associate and political scientist Benjamin Page, and colleagues including IPR director and social policy professor Fay Lomax Cook, the study sheds light on how the 1 percent think about social and economic issues and engage in politics. MORE